F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

park (v):to put a vehicle in a place where it can stay for a period of time, usually while you leave it
停放（车辆）
E.g.: Where have you parked?
你把车停在哪儿了？
E.g.: Just park your car in the driveway.
就把车停在车道上吧。

parking (n): leaving a vehicle in a particular place for a period of time
停车
E.g.: a parking place/space
停车位
E.g.: He was fined for illegal parking.
他因违章停车被罚款。
E.g.: Parking fines are given for parking offences/violations.
违章停车要受到罚款。
E.g.: a parking lot
停车场

tidy sth away
to put things back in drawers, cupboards, and other places where they are kept, after you have used them:
E.g.: The children were expected to tidy away their toys before bedtime.

Clean up this room immediately – and that’s an order!

马上打扫这个房间-这是命令！

put sth away
to put something in the place or container where it is usually kept:
E.g.: Put your toys away now.

leave/put sth in order
to organize something well:
E.g.: I try to leave my desk in order when I go home.
E.g.: He put his affairs in order (= made arrangements for his personal and business matters) before he went into the hospital.

We have to leave our desks in order before heading out

Put the files in alphabetical/chronological order.
把文件按字母/时间顺序排列。
I can’t find the file I need because they’re all out of order (= they are no longer arranged in the correct way).

out of order
not operating-working because it is broken:
E.g.: I’m afraid we have to walk up the stairs – the elevator is out of order.

affair (n): a situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered
事务；事情
E.g.: She organizes her financial affairs very efficiently.
她把自己的财务处理得井井有条、又快又好。
E.g.: He’s always meddling in (= trying to influence) other people’s affairs.
他总想插手别人的事情。
E.g.: What I do in my spare time is my affair (= only involves me).
我在业余时间做什么，这是我自己的事。

We have to leave our desks in order before heading out

These words and phrases are really useful

you can use these words and phrases in many different situations